Immigration reporting repeal approved in Colo.

The Associated Press

Posted:
03/25/2013 02:36:55 PM MDT

Updated:
03/25/2013 02:58:11 PM MDT

DENVER—A bill to repeal Colorado's illegal immigrant reporting requirement has passed the House without debate.

The bill does away with the state's divisive 2006 requirement that law enforcement report suspected illegal immigrants to federal authorities. The law is spottily enforced, in part because of a new federal immigration law implemented since 2006 to snag illegal immigrants who get arrested.

The repeal measure passed the House 36-26 Monday. All Democrats favored the repeal, and all Republicans voted against it except one—Rep. Tim Dore of Elizabeth.